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Here is what we do know.

Under the law, Comey is required to immediately inform the Department of Justice of any attempt to obstruct justice by any person, even the President of the United States. Failure to do so would result in criminal charges against Comey. (18 USC 4 and 28 USC 1361) He would also, upon sufficient proof, lose his license to practice law.

So, if Comey believed Trump attempted to obstruct justice, did he comply with the law by reporting it to the DOJ? If not, it calls into question whether the events occurred as the Times reported it.

Under the law, Comey is required to immediately inform the Department of Justice of any attempt to obstruct justice by any person, even the President of the United States. Failure to do so would result in criminal charges against Comey. (18 USC 4 and 28 USC 1361) He would also, upon sufficient proof, lose his license to practice law.

So, if Comey believed Trump attempted to obstruct justice, did he comply with the law by reporting it to the DOJ? If not, it calls into question whether the events occurred as the Times reported it.

Then why hasn't he been charged? The President is a Republican, the Justice Department is part of the Executive branch. Charging Comey with a crime would be to Trump's advantage. So why hasn't he been charged?

He's not required to report it if he doesn't think it's obstruction which apparently he didn't. Expressing a wish is not obstruction. As I said when Trump fired him over it then it became obstruction. Trump didn't try to stop the investigation until he fired Comey.

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Vikingwoman wrote:He's not required to report it if he doesn't think it's obstruction which apparently he didn't. Expressing a wish is not obstruction. As I said when Trump fired him over it then it became obstruction. Trump didn't try to stop the investigation until he fired Comey.

It was obstruction until you realized that Comey is under the gun now too.

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del.capslock wrote:

Waiting wrote:Here is what we do know.

Under the law, Comey is required to immediately inform the Department of Justice of any attempt to obstruct justice by any person, even the President of the United States. Failure to do so would result in criminal charges against Comey. (18 USC 4 and 28 USC 1361) He would also, upon sufficient proof, lose his license to practice law.

So, if Comey believed Trump attempted to obstruct justice, did he comply with the law by reporting it to the DOJ? If not, it calls into question whether the events occurred as the Times reported it.

Then why hasn't he been charged? The President is a Republican, the Justice Department is part of the Executive branch. Charging Comey with a crime would be to Trump's advantage. So why hasn't he been charged?